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Look, Korea has a unique tech culture unrivaled by anything we've experienced in the West. But when Korean carrier KTF coaxes us into a "bubi bubi" dance grind, well, we just have to stare. What is it about a dumbphone that could prompt such behavior? B-U-B-I after the break.

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KTF wants everyone to Bubi Bubi (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adadvertisementadvertisingbubi bubiBubiBubidancekoreakt techktfKtTechvideoMon, 22 Mar 2010 08:49:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung's SCH-W830 is like a window to your soul, if your soul is a circular dot-matrix display]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/samsungs-sch-w830-is-like-a-window-to-your-soul-if-your-soul-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/samsungs-sch-w830-is-like-a-window-to-your-soul-if-your-soul-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/samsungs-sch-w830-is-like-a-window-to-your-soul-if-your-soul-i/#comments If you spell happiness T-W-E-L-V-E M-E-G-A-P-I-X-E-L-S, you're looking in the wrong place. Samsung's SCH-W830 -- along with its SPH-W8300 and SPH-W8350 cousins for other networks -- finds inner peace through the simplicity and beauty of a scintillating light show set around an ultra-low res display. You've only got two megapixels to work with around back, but seriously, who has time to snap pictures when you're being dazzled by a seemingly endless array of colored lights? Between that and the spring-loaded opening mechanism, this is a flip fit for the fiddler / fidgeter in all of us, and it's available now on South Korea's LGT, SKT, and KTF.

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Samsung's SCH-W830 is like a window to your soul, if your soul is a circular dot-matrix display originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cdmaclamshellev doevdoflipgsmhsdpakoreaktktflglg telecomlgtLgTelecommobilesamsungsch-w830south koreaSouthKoreasph-w8300sph-w8350umtsThu, 20 Aug 2009 00:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Oh, by the way: August 7, 2009]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/07/oh-by-the-way-august-7-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/07/oh-by-the-way-august-7-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/07/oh-by-the-way-august-7-2009/#commentsHere's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of mobile for Friday, August 7th, 2009:
  • In addition to the BL40 and BL42, it looks like LG's upcoming Chocolate series is also going to include a lower-end BL20 according to a newly-uncovered user agent profile. Whatever it is, it's got a QVGA display -- a far cry from the epic 21:9 unit on the BL40. [Via PhoneArena]
  • Motorola's W562 candybar for China has broken cover, and needless to say, you won't find any Android here. CDMA and a 2 megapixel camera, yes, but no Android.
  • More baby steps are being taken in states' fights to jam phone signals in and around prisons. This time around, a Senate subcommittee has sent a bill to the full Senate that would allow individual states to plead their jamming case to the FCC, which -- as of right now, anyway -- seems pretty lukewarm to the idea in general. [Via Phone Scoop]
  • Acer -- like Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Palm, Google, LG, Samsung, and your cousin Ralph -- is opening an app store. It expects the store to be ready in the next few months as it ramps up the barrage of new WinMo devices it's been pimping over the course of the year. [Via PHONE Magazine]
  • South Korea's KT has confirmed that it'll carry the iPhone at some point, though it's refusing to spill details on exactly when or how that'll go down. SKT's apparently still in the mix, too, so we could end up without carrier exclusivity here. [Via Unwired View]

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Oh, by the way: August 7, 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Unwired View]

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[Via Unwired View]

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We had no reason to believe that this thing wasn't actually coming, but now Pantech has gone and erased any lingering doubt. The Sky IM-S410 / IM-S410K is being hailed as the first cellphone in the "wind-recognizing" category, which may actually be useful in places unlike Chicago. It checks in at 11 millimeters thin and sports a microphone that can detect when you're deliberately pushing air through it; once you blow, the phone can then change images on the screen, as if to move through a gallery of photos or play games. Outside of that, Pantech also threw in a DMB TV tuner and an e-dictionary, and you'll even get to pick between white, black and red hues. Good luck not getting the stink-eye from fellow subway mates when huffing and puffing on your handset while within close proximity to other Earthlings, though.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

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We had no reason to believe that this thing wasn't actually coming, but now Pantech has gone and erased any lingering doubt. The Sky IM-S410 / IM-S410K is being hailed as the first cellphone in the "wind-recognizing" category, which may actually be useful in places unlike Chicago. It checks in at 11 millimeters thin and sports a microphone that can detect when you're deliberately pushing air through it; once you blow, the phone can then change images on the screen, as if to move through a gallery of photos or play games. Outside of that, Pantech also threw in a DMB TV tuner and an e-dictionary, and you'll even get to pick between white, black and red hues. Good luck not getting the stink-eye from fellow subway mates when huffing and puffing on your handset while within close proximity to other Earthlings, though.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

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Mark this day down folks, 'cause it ain't often that you see a handset released in the US of A months ahead of South Korea / Japan / elsewhere in Asia. LG's Incite -- the same one loosed on AT&T's network in November of 2008 -- just got official alongside the new Arena today in South Korea. As expected, it's launching with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, a full touchscreen, WiFi, a multimedia player and that all-important 3.5 millimeter headphone jack. It'll be made available in both black and wine red, and if all goes well, it should hit SK Telecom and KTF in the near future for next to nothing.

[Via UnwiredView]

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Symbian Foundation nabs Opera, KTF... UIQ? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Or could it? As the colorful name suggests, the hallmark of Pantech's new IM-U300K flip for its domestic market is a front cover chock full of 49 LEDs that form images and messages depending on what's going on -- text messages, calls, alarms and the like. PC-based software allows users to make their own designs, which can later be exchanged between phones via infrared (totally rad right up until that last bit, which seems straight outta 2002). Other features of the phone include DMB reception, a document viewer, and global roaming, so if you see a nightmarishly bright light emanating from the pocket of an individual in your neck of the woods, you now know why.

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Gone are the days of meticulously hand-cutting and pasting letters onto sheets of spiral bound lined notepad paper. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, criminals of all skill levels should be able to boil their carefully crafted ransom notes down to an SMS, which can be received and read by the victim at their convenience. We kid, we kid -- KTF's new "Font of Your Own" service isn't actually designed to support anonymous demands for cash as far as we can tell, but will allow any user of the free service to take pictures of 33 characters with their phone to create a custom font for use in messaging. A PC-based font editor app will also be available for those hardcore font connoisseurs looking to create that perfect typeface for their next mobile communique. And no, if you're outside South Korea, you can't have this, so don't even ask.

[Via Unwired View]

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We know, Valentine's Day 2008 has come and gone, but if you've managed to hold on to your SO through the Hallmark-inspired holiday, chances are you won't need these services anyway. For those waking up solo, however, you should probably listen up. South Korea's KTF has launched a seductive new service -- rightfully dubbed Love Detector -- for its subscribers which will actually "analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection." In an interesting twist, the data is actually only shown to the customer who coughs up ?1,500 ($1.58) per month (or less per call), so don't expect to secretively find out if your lover has another lover waiting next door via voice analysis.

[Image courtesy of WestCoastPioneers, thanks Sandra]

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We know, Valentine's Day 2008 has come and gone, but if you've managed to hold on to your SO through the Hallmark-inspired holiday, chances are you won't need these services anyway. For those waking up solo, however, you should probably listen up. South Korea's KTF has launched a seductive new service -- rightfully dubbed Love Detector -- for its subscribers which will actually "analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection." In an interesting twist, the data is actually only shown to the customer who coughs up ?1,500 ($1.58) per month (or less per call), so don't expect to secretively find out if your lover has another lover waiting next door via voice analysis.

[Image courtesy of WestCoastPioneers, thanks Sandra]

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While Alcatel's latest slider is taking care of the European market, KTF is lookin' out for the Korean side by busting out a duo of new sliders for its homeland. The EV-W200 sports a two-megapixel camera, built-in MP3 player, video telephony capability, an e-dictionary, Bluetooth, and a photo viewer, while the EV-K200 steps it down to a 1.3-megapixel camera but maintains most everything else. Notably, the EV-W200 does indeed resemble Samsung's U600 just a hair too much for comfort, but considering that we Americans will probably never get the luxury of using these on US soil, we'll let them fight that one out elsewhere.

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It's not that common that we're genuinely underwhelmed by a piece of Korean technology, particularly when said piece happens to be a cellphone. In the land of picture-in-picture satellite mobile TV, your expectations for new handset announcements are... shall we say, a bit on the high side. Don't get us wrong, this SPH-W2900 slider with HSDPA is alright, we suppose, but it seems like a phone we might expect to launch on a US carrier; there just really isn't anything fantastical about it. Specs include a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD slot, media player, and not much else. See what we mean?

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Replacing the good, old fashioned numeric keypad with a touch sensitive display seems to be all the rage these days -- not to mention a certain phone from Apple that intends to bury buttons for good. We're still a little skeptical that the concept is easy to use, but we've gotta admit, this here IM-R200 from Pantech's upmarket SKY brand is way cool looking. Up top you have a 2 inch QVGA LCD accompanied by a 1.6 inch OLED touchscreen on the bottom that changes functionality and appearance depending on the handset's current mode. There's a 2 megapixel cam in back (with face recognition for improved focus, no less) and a VGA counterpart in front. There's no sign of this one ever finding its way out of Korea, but if you happen to be there, look for it on SK Telecom and KTF this month. [Warning: subscription required]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>im-r200ktfmobilepantechsk telecomsktSkTelecomskysliderWed, 09 May 2007 11:15:00 EST<![CDATA[KTF offers location-stamped messaging]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/ktf-offers-location-stamped-messaging/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/ktf-offers-location-stamped-messaging/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/ktf-offers-location-stamped-messaging/#commentsIt doesn't seem too useful at first glance, but imagine being able to text your mates with a simple "I'm here" to get your point across. Especially on a device with a numeric keypad, busting out an SMS with crossroads or landmarks can suck since predictive text systems aren't terribly skilled with proper nouns. Korea's KTF has launched what it calls "location-tracking MMS," allowing users to automatically attach zoomed in maps of their present location to outgoing multimedia messages. The carrier is also shopping around the feature for emergency use, since it's a quick and easy way for a subscriber to communicate their coordinates to rescue personnel (a la e911). With accuracy to within about 500 meters, though, you better deploy a big ol' group of rescuers.

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Samsung unveiled its ultra thin, ultra cool, and ultra white HSDPA enabled Anycall SPH-W2700 yesterday; and while it is not radically new and fresh (think Sony Ericsson Z800, check that rotating camera), it has a certain beautiful aura about it. Features include a 2.3 inch TFT LCD (which if true to Samsung form, will be gorgeous), a 0.8 inch external OLED display, triple-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz plus 2100 MHz in the 3G department (le sigh). While we're sure it'll never hit on these shores, we can stare and adore from afar -- sadly, from very very afar.

[Via Mobilewhack]

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"Remain calm, earthling, I do not wish to harm you -- at least, not yet. I merely wish to demonstrate LG's newest mobile TV phone, the KB2700. With a sliding keypad and a landscape screen, lazy humanoids such as you do not need to turn the handset sideways to enjoy the mind-numbing form of entertainment you call 'television.' Unfortunately, only those in the Earth territory of South Korea will be able to obtain it. Now, please lie still while I beam you back to the cornfield from which we obtained you."

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LG's KB2700 for widescreen DMB enjoyment originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It just makes sense that the same Korean provider that offered up a pet translator service would attempt to give back to the owners, as KTF has launched a robotic puppy that just melts the hearts of gizmo-lovin' gals abroad. Specifically, it garners a crowd of individuals wherever it's at, and then pulls double duty as an undercover surveillance agent, snapping mobile images and channeling them straight to your cellphone via HSDPA. For the paranoid 'rents in the crowd, this here ought to be a perfect way to monitor what really goes down in the house while you're away for the weekend, and while it's no guard dog per se, the evidence this bad boy captures could indeed be quite frightening. [Warning: Read link requires subscription]

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KTF's surveillance canine beams snapshots via HSDPA originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It just makes sense that the same Korean provider that offered up a pet translator service would attempt to give back to the owners, as KTF has launched a robotic puppy that just melts the hearts of gizmo-lovin' gals abroad. Specifically, it garners a crowd of individuals wherever it's at, and then pulls double duty as an undercover surveillance agent, snapping mobile images and channeling them straight to your cellphone via HSDPA. For the paranoid 'rents in the crowd, this here ought to be a perfect way to monitor what really goes down in the house while you're away for the weekend, and while it's no guard dog per se, the evidence this bad boy captures could indeed be quite frightening. [Warning: Read link requires subscription]

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KTF's surveillance canine beams snapshots via HSDPA originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via textually.org]

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KTF's EV-W100 with Max Headroom technology originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KT's iPlug brings WiBro / HSDPA to Korean USB ports originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KTF's EV-KD370 does automatic screen rotation, too originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Korean carriers to offer anti-eavesdropping service originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Tech Ticker, thanks Neil]

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KTFT's EV-KD350 with split screen originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ok, this slim thing is just outta control. As if you needed proof, Samsung went and launched the 8.4-mm thin SCH-B510 calling it the "world's slimmest DMB phone" just days after LG launched its contender, and a mere three weeks after Sammy loosed their previous title holder, the SCH-B590. Sharing that top-end bulge with the true thin-champ, the X820, the B510 packs in an MP3 player, MicroSD expansion, and 2 megapixel camera into a package weighing only 72-grams. Thing is, this is a freakin' DMB phone for watching mobile TV, yet the screen has been shrunk to an impossibly small, unspecified dimension in order to reduce the bulk. At least they won't be seen outside of Korea's KTF network any time soon. Hey Sammy, how 'bout trying to coax LG into using one of their fancy new slim displays and bring this madness to an end? K, thanks.

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Not for US consumption: Pantech's PT-K2700 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via MobileMag]

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KTF's "K-ways WIDE" mixes up the DMB/PMP/GPS game originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Mobile Magazine]

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LG's KH1000 HSDPA slider for KTF originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KTFT's minuscule EV-K130 slider originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Slashphone]

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Samsung breaks the bank with HSDPA SPH-W2100 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Curitel drops a perfectly average slider, the PT-K2100 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KTF's thinnish EV-K150 slider originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 05:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KTF's DMB slider with GPS originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 May 2006 19:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Picture credit: Telecoms Korea]

Korean dog translation service gets premium upgrade originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 May 2006 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Asia-Pacific Mobile Alliance" to allow seamless roaming over seven countries originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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